SOWK 741
Social Welfare Problems and Policies
CLASS SESSION BEGINS: Thursday, August 22, 2013
General Information: Course will be delivered by Web conferencing utilizing Adobe Connect and by video streaming. Students may be present, either in person or online, for the class sessions on Wednesdays, 6 - 9 p.m., or may view the class at a later time. USC Columbia students may attend classes in Wardlaw College, Room 116. All other students will view classes via the Internet and may call in with questions at during class. For students viewing the class live online, the Adobe Connect URL will be posted in Blackboard by the instructor prior to the first class meeting. Students viewing at a later time may visit the Web site at http://video.sc.edu; click on the appropriate college/school and then your class link to view lectures. Your instructor will provide in Blackboard the required ID and password to access the video streaming files. High-speed Internet access is required for Adobe Connect or video streaming.
NOTE:
Department permission required. Call Mosetta Ragin 803-777-6492.
On-Campus Sessions/Orientation Information:
For the last scheduled class session, students will be required to attend the session at USC Columbia. Location TBA.
Class Cancelled Information:
No class on Nov. 21
Video Streaming Information:
Information on technical requirements and getting started with video streaming is available online.
Course Type: WEB Conferencing — (What does this mean?)
Credit: 3 semester hours of graduate credit
Instructor: William C Latta
Graduate Bulletin Course Description: Analysis of the definition, etiology, and historical and current responses to social problems; a study of the policy process applied to social problems.
Information is accurate as of
May 15, 2013, 9:56 am
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Textbooks are available from the USC University Bookstore in the Russell House Student Union, Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 803-777-4160 (toll free at 888-654-5320). Online text ordering is available through the bookstore Web site at www.shopgamecocks.com. Delivery options are in-store pickup or UPS shipping (Ground, Second Day, or Next Day). Students are required to indicate the course section number to order online; this is a three-digit number used to indicate the campus where the student registered for classes and/or will attend. If you are taking a Summer 2013 course, there will be a "J" prefix on the course number and in the bookstore listing will appear below the Columbia-campus courses for this department. If you are taking a Fall 2013 course, there will be a "J" prefix on the course SECTION number and in the bookstore listing will appear below the Columbia-campus courses for this department. Contact the bookstore for questions about the online ordering system. |
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